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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
all
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
AMBITIONS
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
appeared
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
August
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
away
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
brother
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
day
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
departed
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
departure
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From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
disposal
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
Duane
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
ends
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
entails
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
father
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
find
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
followed
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
forests
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
gardens
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
Geraldine
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
go
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
Grandcourt
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
highly
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
house
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
immensely
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From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
including
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
indicated
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
intellectual
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
Island
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
Kathleen
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
lakes
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
Lenox
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
LETTERS
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
moment
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
Mrs
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
multiplicity
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
New
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
out
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
parties
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
pastures
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
payroll
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
possession
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
problems
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
ranging
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
ready
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
relatives
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
responsibility
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
Rosalie
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
round
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
Roya-Neh
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
Scott
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
Severn
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
sister
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
solitary
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
some
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
staggering
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
started
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
streams
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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
Stuyvesant
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
suit
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
Sylvia's
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
taken
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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
tiresome
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
tone
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
unpretentious
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
very
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
visits
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
week
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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
worrying
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
York
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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
